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UN envoy urges Yemen’s warring parties to renew truce

An end to the Houthi siege of Taiz, Yemen's third biggest city, is on the agenda during talks in Amman [File: Ahmad Al-Basha/AFP]

The United Nations Special Envoy for Yemen Hans Grundberg has urged Yemen’s warring parties to renew their two-month nationwide truce, which is due to end on June 2.

A Saudi-led coalition and the Iran-aligned rebel Houthi group agreed to a truce that started on April 2, coinciding with the beginning of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, and underscoring a significant step towards the end of Yemen’s seven-year conflict.

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